Systemic and Local CC Chemokines Production in a Murine Model of Listeria monocytogenes Infection

• Main Authors: Marina Bubonja (Author), Branka Wraber (Author), Gordana Brumini (Author), Ivana Gobin (Author), Danijela Veljkovic (Author), Maja Abram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Repeated intragastric inoculation of Listeria monocytogenes into BALB/c mice resulted in prolonged bacteraemia and severe hepatic infection. Bacteria could also be isolated from the brain tissue of all experimental mice. During the inflammatory process, chemokine concentrations typically increased a...